OpenTable

Restaurant booking platform
Last updated:
January 3, 2026
Company details
HQ
San Francisco, CA
HEADCOUNT
1000-2999
ORG TYPE
Startup
SECTOR
Retail & Consumer
About the company
OpenTable is a restaurant technology company that runs a diner reservation marketplace and provides guest management software for restaurants. OpenTable connects diners with a network of 60,000+ restaurants, bars, and wineries worldwide, and the company says the platform helps fill more than 1.9 billion seats annually. For restaurants, OpenTable sells tools that support front-of-house operations, guest experience, and marketing. OpenTable is part of Booking Holdings.
Locations and presence
OpenTable is headquartered in San Francisco and operates across multiple international offices, with job listings spanning North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Work setup varies by role, with a mix of hybrid requirements (for example, 2 days a week in a Toronto office for some internships) and remote roles (including some roles based in Manila).
Palpable Score
69.9
/ 100
OpenTable offers real entry points through structured internships and some junior-friendly customer-facing roles, plus the job ads show clear investment in learning support and benefits. The hiring process is partially transparent, including a published internship interview walkthrough, but candidate-reported experiences look mixed and not every role comes with the same clarity on timelines, pay ranges, or feedback.
Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

14.2
/ 20
  • The company runs a defined 12-week Software Engineer Internship (iOS) with student eligibility criteria and a structured role outline.
  • OpenTable also hires interns outside engineering, including a 16-week Product Management Internship with a clearly described scope and target audience.
  • The company’s broader job board is large, but there are relatively few full-time roles explicitly framed for new graduates or “0–1 years,” which narrows access if you are not coming through an internship route.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

12.2
/ 20
  • The company publishes an internship interview guide that lays out stages (including a time-boxed take-home task), which helps early-career candidates prepare without guessing.
  • OpenTable’s careers content includes a specific warning about recruitment scams and states candidates can request accommodations during the application or interview process.
  • The company’s publicly visible interview feedback is inconsistent across roles, with mixed sentiment and varied reports of process structure and responsiveness.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

16.0
/ 20
  • The company’s engineering internship posting explicitly mentions learning day-to-day alongside local engineers and growing through mentorship and coaching from experienced engineers.
  • OpenTable includes career-growth support in at least some role descriptions, such as “Development Dollars,” leadership development, and access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings.
  • The company highlights multiple Employee Resource Groups and formal accommodation support, which are practical signals of day-to-day support beyond onboarding.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

14.5
/ 20
  • The company publishes concrete hourly pay for Toronto-based internships, including stated hourly rates for both engineering and product management internships.
  • OpenTable has widely available third-party salary benchmarks, and employee review excerpts commonly mention competitive pay and benefits in some regions and functions.
  • The company does not publish pay ranges consistently across all roles, and some roles include temporary contracts or only state that benefits will be discussed in interviews, which reduces early-career certainty.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

13.0
/ 20
  • The company is rated positively overall on major employee review platforms, including strong “recommend to a friend” levels, which supports a baseline expectation of a decent early-career experience.
  • OpenTable is frequently described in reviews as having good work-life balance and solid learning access (training, onboarding, and development resources), which can translate into steadier early-career growth.
  • The company does not publish early-career outcomes like intern conversion rates, promotion timelines, or retention metrics, and public reviews include some concerns about stability and organizational decisions, which limits confidence in predictable progression.

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